Radical anything (including TM) is a dire threat to the world, depending on what you mean by "radical."
and certainly, depending on one's definintion, it is trivially obvious that free will is an illusion. and I agree that [at least in many cases], science CAN guide our moral reasoning -again this is trivial, depending on definitions. What little I have seen and read of Sam Harris doesn't stun me, however. And he fails to make any real distinction between TM and mindfulness and focused attention practices: Lame-o. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <krysto@...> wrote : Talk of Sam Harris brings me out of the FFL shadows. Harris is, in my view, one of the clearest and boldest thinkers in the world today. One may disagree with any number of his positions (that radical Islam presents a dire threat to the world, that free will is an illusion, that science can guide our moral decisions) but the intelligence and power with which he expresses himself is stunning. The surprising twist that this committed atheist and materialist is fascinated by the value that meditation can provide makes him all the more interesting. Go for it, Rick!
